Jones’s inclusion in West Indies squad on hold

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Simon Jones’s expected return to the England squad was put on hold today after the selectors left a place open for him in the squad to tour West Indies and asked him to prove his fitness on the A tour to India.

The Glamorgan fast bowler, sidelined for the last 14 months after suffering a cruciate knee ligament injury during the first Ashes Test in Brisbane, was widely expected to be named in a 16-man party to tour the Caribbean for a four-Test series starting next month.

But after delaying their tour squad announcement for 24 hours to allow further